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Chrome Overtakes Safari As Number 3 Browser

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It hasn't been around for long but Google's Chrome is already more popular than Safari.

Google's Chrome browser isn't even two years old but it scored a huge win this week when it overtook Apple's Safari as the number three browser in the U.S. According to StatCounter, Chrome overtook Safari last week and is now the third-most-popular browser behind Internet Explorer and Firefox.

As it stands, Chrome accounts or 8.97 percent of the browser market, with Safari coming in just behind with 8.88 percent. Microsoft's Internet Explorer remains the number one browser for the U.S. with a market share of 52 percent, followed by Mozilla Firefox with 28.5 percent.

"This is quite a coup for Google as they have gone from zero to almost 10 percent of the U.S. market in under two years," said Aodhan Cullen, CEO of StatCounter. "There is a battle royal going on between Google and Apple in the internet browser space (Chrome v Safari) as well as in the mobile market (Android v iPhone)."

According to StatCounter, Chrome has been miles ahead of Safari in the global browser market for quite some time. The Google browser accounts for 9.4 percent of the market compared to 4 percent for Safari.

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    cobra5000 , June 29, 2010 11:47 PM
    Hey Safari...HA HA!
    - Nelson
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    gm0n3y , June 29, 2010 11:50 PM
    This is because most Mac users don't even use Safari. I bet that a good portion of those Safari hits are from iPhones (no viable alternatives).

    I have to say though that I can see Chrome overtaking Firefox in another year or 2. Its just so much faster and more stable. Once it catches up a bit more in the plugin realm, it will be far and away the better choice.
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    wallpaper , June 30, 2010 1:25 AM
    Internet browser....operating system soon to follow....Google will soon take over the world....
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  • 21 Hide
    cobra5000 , June 29, 2010 11:47 PM
    Hey Safari...HA HA!
    - Nelson
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    nbelote , June 29, 2010 11:50 PM
    How about a local counter? Where do we stand as far as browser usage for THG?
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    gm0n3y , June 29, 2010 11:50 PM
    This is because most Mac users don't even use Safari. I bet that a good portion of those Safari hits are from iPhones (no viable alternatives).

    I have to say though that I can see Chrome overtaking Firefox in another year or 2. Its just so much faster and more stable. Once it catches up a bit more in the plugin realm, it will be far and away the better choice.
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    wintermint , June 29, 2010 11:58 PM
    Internet Explorer only hold that much market share because it's been around longer... it's basically **** now :/  My support is for Firefox and Chrome
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    walt526 , June 30, 2010 12:05 AM
    @gm0n3y:

    The first set of numbers is for US users; the second set is for global users.
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    icepick314 , June 30, 2010 12:09 AM
    still Firefox fan...

    I don't like tab placement in Chrome where it's above the address bar instead of below...

    it might be few milliseconds fast but when you just browse, I can hardly notice the difference...

    plus next Firefox 4 is supposed to be miles faster than Chrome...
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    elkein , June 30, 2010 12:13 AM
    I for one have never liked firefox, perhaps it was their rebel behavior, I'm chrome at home anymore.
    -currently at work on IE 6 - :) 
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    arl4nj0i , June 30, 2010 12:18 AM
    all hail chrome
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    zybch , June 30, 2010 12:19 AM
    gm0n3yThis is because most Mac users don't even use Safari. I bet that a good portion of those Safari hits are from iPhones (no viable alternatives).

    When browsing on my iphone I use Opera Mini. Much better suited for mobile browsing as everything goes through Opera where it all gets optimized before being sent on to your phone. Of course that potentially has security issues, but it also is a lot better than crappy safari.
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    outacontrolpimp , June 30, 2010 12:57 AM
    Firefox 4 may be faster but dont you think the next Chrome will be faster then FF4? The next Chrome (6 I think) will have to beat IE9, Firefox 4, and whatever Safari is doing for macs.
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    wallpaper , June 30, 2010 1:25 AM
    Internet browser....operating system soon to follow....Google will soon take over the world....
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    Bolbi , June 30, 2010 2:07 AM
    wallpaperInternet browser....operating system soon to follow....Google will soon take over the world....

    I hope not! :)  Re: browser speeds, I use both the latest dev builds of Chrome (currently 6.0.447.0) and the latest Firefox nightlies (currently 4.0b2pre). Sunspider shows Chrome about 40% ahead in Javascript speeds, but with GPU rendering enabled in Firefox, I don't notice a difference. In fact, Firefox is much better at being able to render other pages while I'm scrolling through one (tested using techbargains.com and opening links in new tabs in the background while still scrolling down the original page).
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    dEAne , June 30, 2010 2:47 AM
    I have two browser Firefox and Chrome I like them both.
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    bp 4575 , June 30, 2010 2:53 AM
    I like tabs on the top. It provides more clicking space (since you obviously can't move the mouse past the top of the screen), people just bitch about it because the aren't used to it. I've changed Firefox to have tabs on the top and then I put it in full-screen.
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    foxmulder_ms , June 30, 2010 3:04 AM
    they deserve it. chrome is the fastest one out there.
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    maestintaolius , June 30, 2010 3:08 AM
    I've switched from FF to Chrome and I've got to say I'm mostly pleased with the change. The big thing I miss from FF is NoScript and ABP, the Chrome version of adblocker isn't as good (and strangely enough doesn't block those irritating YouTube ads... I wonder why... /endsarcasm).
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    zodiacfml , June 30, 2010 3:14 AM
    was using IE 6 and got into firefox since it had tabbed browsing.
    i liked firefox before since it is faster and reliable than IE.
    Anyways, since Google game out with their browser, i've been using it ever since. Loved the simplicity and speed.

    elkeinI for one have never liked firefox, perhaps it was their rebel behavior, I'm chrome at home anymore.-currently at work on IE 6 -

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    Anonymous , June 30, 2010 3:23 AM
    Opera is the fastest broswer on the planet it's proven. Opera needs to do more advertising Google Chrome users don't know what their missing out.
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    jaysbob , June 30, 2010 4:38 AM
    who cares who has the biggest share. at least there's viable competition going on now in the browser arena. All this development is awesome! everybody benefits from chrome's rise regardless of whether they use it or not.
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    drwho1 , June 30, 2010 4:47 AM
    I use IE for the most part, and sometimes I use Opera.
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